The Arrival of Fall

When you think about it, September signals the arrival of many things. Some of the things that come to my mind would be the arrival of the new school year, the arrival of professional, college and high school football, and probably the top of everyone's list--the arrival of cooler temperatures!

At WUSA 9, September signals the arrival of John Pierce from "The Old Farmers Almanac."

John has been visiting the station every September for the past few years to give our viewers a sneak peek at the new edition of "The Old Farmers Almanac."

Topper interviewed John again this year and started with a look back at last year's predictions by the Almanac.

Last year, the Almanac predicted our winter would be warm, and then turn cold with an above average snowfall in our area. It's something that I'm sure many kids in school hoped for, especially since we haven't had a year with average snowfall since 2003.

As many people may remember, we had a pretty warm winter with a short blast of very cold air that came into our region.

In the Almanac's defense, John said the forecasters had the right structure of the season, which was warm then cold. However, they didn't take into account how long it would stay warm last winter!

The Almanac's prediction for our area this winter is quite different. The forecasters are saying our region will be mild and dry.

We won't know if the Almanac will be right until the end of the winter, but we can always count on a return visit next September by John to either gloat or defend the predictions of "The Old Farmer's Almanac."

If you would like to see the interview, Click here to watch Topper's chat with John.